P & G Says Pringles ?Not Found In Nature.? Shocking.

Friends, check the sky for frogs raining from above.  Does the air outside your window smell of brimstone?  Are dogs and cats sleeping together?  Is the river that meanders through the center of your town a Suspicious Shade of Red?  Signs of the end times, people.  Signs of the end times.  And I just heard another sign on the radio today.  I know, I know.  I’m supposed to be writing about Pasty and Such, but this just Will Not Stand.  You’ll be on my side once you know what I know.

Ahem:  the most recent Sign of the End Times:  Proctor and Gamble says that their Pringles are not Made From Potatoes.  Huh?  Here, please check this out.  And, for those of you who don’t like to Click on Links, here are the highlights, all quoted from the article from the BBC News.  Never mind that Pringles used to be marketed as “Newfangled Potato Chips.”  I remember; I’m just that old.  But now:

“[Proctor & Gamble] had insisted that their best-selling product was not similar to potato crisps, because of their “mouth melt” taste, “uniform colour” and “regular shape” which “is not found in nature”.    Do you see that, people?  The manufacturer is saying that their “food” is Not Found In Nature.    And they’re saying this, not because they don’t want us to eat their Disturbing Product, but because they don’t want to pay a tax.  See:

An Actual Judge ruled that Pringles “are not potato crisps.  Their packaging, “unnatural shape” and the fact that the potato content is less than 50% helped Mr Justice Warren make his crunch decision.  As a result, Pringles, in all flavours are free from Value Added Tax (VAT).“

Tell me that food manufacturers aren’t just doing it for the money and do not care One Whit for our Health and Wellbeing.  Oh, and go to the Pringles site to see what they’re saying to the consumers.  I see nothing about Pringles “not being found in nature,” or “more akin to a cake or a biscuit made of dough.”

Well, that’s all I have to say about that.  Next post will be all about the wedding cake I’ll be making over the next couple of days.  Promise.  Until then, make sure you’re wearing your Frog Repellent, and try to keep Fido away from Fifi.